List of ships named John Williams explained

Seven ships have been named John Williams after the missionary John Williams. All were owned and operated as missionary ships by the London Missionary Society, and were funded by donations from children.^[1]

• , a barque,^[2] launched in 1844 and wrecked in 1864 off Pukapuka, Cook Islands.^[1]
• , a barque,^[2] launched in 1865, wrecked off Niue in 1867.^[1]
• , a barque, bought in 1873, sold in 1894,^[2] or 1895.^[1]
• , a clipper-bowed barquentine with auxiliary steam propulsion, built in 1893, and sold in 1930.^[2]
• , a steel-hulled 3-masted staysail schooner with auxiliary power, used in World War II to evacuate settlers and carry supplies, and wrecked in 1948 off Samoa.^[2]
• , a coastal freighter, built in 1946, and bought in 1948 for missionary use in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.^{[2] [3] [4]}
• , built in 1962, based at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, and decommissioned in 1968.^[2]

See also

• John Williams (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: Wingfield, Chris . Trophies, Relics and Curios?: Missionary Heritage from Africa and the Pacific . Jacobs . Karen . Knowles . Chantal . Wingfield . Chris . Ship's bell, United Kingdom . 2015 . Sidestone Press . Leiden . 978-90-8890-271-0 . 127–129 .
2. Web site: H4686 Ship model, SS "John Williams IV", London Missionary Society steamer . Powerhouse Museum . Powerhouse Museum, Australia . 2 July 2015.
3. Web site: Burns Philip . Hoskin . John E.. 2018 . Flotilla-Australia . 3 April 2019.
4. Web site: Tyne Built Ships: A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built . Tyne Built Ships . 3 April 2019.